Heh, I’ve never heard that term before, but I’m totally stealing that. That’s probably the best descriptor I’ve heard for a while.

From his article about a 510hp V12 Mercedes for the price of a used Accord:

Sampsonite and Birddog have it about right. Once upon a time, his posts were about semi-basket case cars that he wrenched on himself to get into proper working order, and then sold them for an overall profit. That’s actually absolutely awesome, and it was cool to hear him talk about what he did and how he did it.

Oh, they absolutely stand up in this case; I don’t question that in the least. I just love the irony given how he usually chooses to present “reliability” data of the cars he recommends. I’m sure that ten-year-old Aston Martin will be just as reliable as a brand new Camry you can get for the same price - after, you…

So, the guy who hawks bullshit arguments about how buying a used, 15-year-old semi-exotic luxury car is just as good and reliable an investment as buying a new economy car is upset about the presentation of misleading information?

I look forward to seeing what they do with the Wagoneer name in the next few years. Supposedly, Marchionne himself said he wanted a seven-passenger Jeep to go head-to-head with the Escalade, but we’ll see what happens.

I find that interesting, as it was the Range Rover itself that started off a little more than a utilitarian box meant for field and farming use, whereas the Wagoneer was intentionally designed and built as a personal luxury vehicle. It wasn’t until the mid 70s, more than ten years after the introduction of the…

The Jeep Wagoneer, sir. The Jeep Wagoneer. In 1963. It said all of those things, and could be had with a six.

The Jeep Wagoneer had those beat in 1963.

Only because it doesn’t technically share a land border with Sweden.

So, do you see Norway or Finland?

Pictured is an Aston Martin DBS, but really just about any Aston Martin. They are almost always at the bottom of their class in terms of objective spec sheet numbers. It’s slower and more expensive than a 911. It’s smaller and slower than Continental GT. Just about any contemporary Ferrari will wipe the floor with…

Well, that answers the availability of the carrier question. But then there is all the mission suitability and airframe requirements stuff that I mentioned briefly, which still provides a more than reasonable answer to your question.

There are any number of reasons. To start with, it may be that there wasn’t a carrier available for them. It may also be that the F-111 was simply the only realistic choice. In 1986, Hornets didn’t have the endurance necessary to pull off a constantly high-speed, low-level penetration mission at medium-to-long range -…

It seems I misread the question, and your reply definitely got me thinking about whether or not my answer still applies. After some thought, I would say yes. Granted, Ralph Lauren is not Jay Leno - he’s not the kind of guy you’d picture going to the pub and drinking a few beers with. But even so, a collection like…

Seinfeld has a lot of great Porsches, but his collection doesn’t exactly demonstrate an appreciation of any aspect of automotive history, culture, or technology beyond that. Glickenhaus is much the same; he just has a hard on Ferraris, and his boasts of owning super-rare and even unique Ferraris is almost a stereotype…

There is, in fact - her keel. By tradition, no matter what happens to the rest of the ship, if the original keel remains intact, she is still considered to be the original. If, on the other hand, the keel is altered in any way, she can be (but is not always) considered a new ship.

They also tend to think that everything is news, right down to an ant shitting in the yard. And herein lies the qualm - it’s not necessarily what we do, it’s why we do it. In this case, a lot was risked to surreptitiously publish stats on a car that were going to be published in less than 24 hours anyways. Taking the…

Apparently you didn’t get it the first time. It’s okay, though.

Re-read it again. You’ll get it eventually.